Our family has purchased many Plan Toys items and have, in the past, been very happy. Among the favorites in our house are the Doll Family (a true bargain), the Dancing Alligator and the Pull-along Snail.
However, this set of "Instruments" is severely lacking. In total what you have are four large baby rattles and a stick. The sound quality is poor, the variety is minimal and I truly believe that they paint the mallet holder black in an effort to convince consumers that it is the end of instrument-- like the large black head of a drumstick. It is not. It's a black painted mallet holder. The mallet itself is nothing more than a brown stick.
Ironically, the holder, the item most complained about on this site, seems to work just fine.
Not only would we absolutely NOT buy this item again, we're sending it back. $[...] is a true rip-off for this toy. So many better things out there to spend your money on.